Download youtube video, playlist, channel. Convert to mp3, store into folder. Efficiently refresh mutiple storage folders.
Features:
- Download all or subset of playlist
- Download all or most recent n videos from channel
- Download only additional items, once local storage folder is created
- Refresh local storage folder with saved parameters
- Refresh multiple local storage folders
Install Python >= 3.9.
Install package from pypi.
pip install -U dmp3
Install FFMPEG, it converts media formats.
Linux
sudo apt install ffmpeg
Windows
- Install from ffmpeg download page, most likely use windows installer.
- Add the bin folder that contains
ffmpeg.exe
to system path, so that it is available on command line.
Linux:
cd /home/user/Projects/utube_playlist_mp3_downloader/tests/mp3_dir
dmp3 starcraft_terran -w https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEtYTVnkBVuZWJ4Gsxtt80tWbiiyy1bcy
Windows:
dmp3 "D:\media\music\game_theme\starcraft_terran" -w https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEtYTVnkBVuZWJ4Gsxtt80tWbiiyy1bcy
Example results:
mp3_dir/
├── diablo1
│ ├── .dmp3
│ ├── Diablo 1 [OST] - 01 - Intro-Y7P7vrvEQYc.mp3
│ ├── Diablo 1 [OST] - 02 - Town-SEpydfXj87M.mp3
│ ├── Diablo 1 [OST] - 03 - Dungeon-yQCg-uHOrZk.mp3
│ ├── Diablo 1 [OST] - 04 - Catacombs-FPQPJwVX-60.mp3
│ ├── Diablo 1 [OST] - 05 - Caves-J9OIyH21ZKo.mp3
│ └── Diablo 1 [OST] - 06 - Hell-5PBG92gkL7I.mp3
└── starcraft_terran
├── .dmp3
├── StarCraft - Terran Theme 1-mD4GbGmvNRc.mp3
├── Starcraft 2 Soundtrack - Terran 01-zAS8KivZX5s.mp3
├── Starcraft 2 Soundtrack - Terran 02-sNbTg0Li36k.mp3
├── Starcraft 2 Soundtrack - Terran 03-dssNa11htIM.mp3
├── Starcraft 2 Soundtrack - Terran 04-4YfQjho2IOk.mp3
├── Starcraft 2 Soundtrack - Terran 05-fQluJBSXM5I.mp3
├── Terran Theme 2 - Starcraft Soundtrack-_R1QLIo16DY.mp3
├── Terran Theme 3 - Starcraft Soundtrack-xcEHDqji74A.mp3
└── Terran Theme 4 (Brood War) - Starcraft Soundtrack-l9XSZw67QpY.mp3
Refresh multiple local storage folders, each tracking a playlist or a channel:
cd /home/user/Projects/utube_playlist_mp3_downloader/tests/mp3_dir
dmp3 . -r
Usage in python script:
from dmp3 import dmp3
from pathlib import Path
folder = Path("/home/user/Projects/utube_playlist_mp3_downloader/tests/mp3_dir/starcraft_terran")
webpath = "https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEtYTVnkBVuZWJ4Gsxtt80tWbiiyy1bcy"
dmp3(folder=folder)
dmp3(folder=folder, webpath=webpath, start=1, end=3, refresh_folder_mode=False, mp3=True)
usage: dmp3 [-h] [-w WEBPATH] [-s START] [-e END] [-r] [-m MP3] folder Download youtube video, playlist, channel. Convert to mp3, store into folder. Efficiently refresh mutiple storage folders. Creates folder if not exists. Otherwise only download additional mp3 into the folder. If webpath is provided, creates a .dmp3 file in the folder to store parameters. If not provided, uses saved parameter. If start and/or end are provided, download only the subset in addition to already downloaded. If not provided, uses saved parameters if any. positional arguments: folder Folder to store mp3 files options: -h, --help show this help message and exit -w WEBPATH, --webpath WEBPATH Webpath to download from, creates a .dmp3 file insdie folder to store parameters -s START, --start START Start index of the playlist -e END, --end END End index of the playlist -r, --refresh_folder_mode Refresh all mp3 folders in the folder, default is False -m MP3, --mp3 MP3 Convert video to mp3 files in the folder, default is True (WIP) Examples: Entire playlist: cd /home/user/Projects/utube_playlist_mp3_downloader/tests/mp3_dir dmp3 starcraft_terran -w https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEtYTVnkBVuZWJ4Gsxtt80tWbiiyy1bcy Part of playlist: dmp3 starcraft_terran -w https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEtYTVnkBVuZWJ4Gsxtt80tWbiiyy1bcy -s 1 -e 2 Most recent 5 videos from channel: dmp3 diablo -w https://www.youtube.com/@Diablo/videos -e 5 Refresh entire or part of playlist: dmp3 starcraft_terran dmp3 starcraft_terran -s 5 Refresh channel using saved parameters: dmp3 diablo Refresh all storage folders, each with saved parameters: cd /home/user/Projects/utube_playlist_mp3_downloader/tests/mp3_dir dmp3 . -r